"biodiversity"

India launched its first guide to grasslands and other open natural ecosystems at the UNCCD COP17 in Mongolia, highlighting their biodiversity, ecological and socio-economic importance. Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav called for science-based conservation of grasslands, savannas, deserts and other open ecosystems

India donated five peacocks, including a rare white-feathered male, to the UN Office at Geneva, reviving a decades-old tradition. The birds symbolise India’s biodiversity and commitment to environmental conservation, while also strengthening its longstanding partnership with the United Nations

The real question is not whether AI can think like humans, but whether it can help us make wiser choices about the land, water, and ecosystems

Scientists in Arunachal Pradesh’s Longding district documented a rare yellow puffball mushroom, possibly Bovista colorata. The discovery highlights the region’s rich biodiversity, though further microscopic and molecular studies are needed for confirmation and taxonomic classification 

The $10 billion Great Nicobar Island Development Project sits at the crossroads of national security, economic growth and ecological responsibility

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary (Surha Tal) has become India’s 100th Ramsar site, highlighting the country’s commitment to wetland conservation, biodiversity protection, ecological balance, and sustainable environmental stewardship through community-driven initiatives

The European Commission proposed removing leather from the revised EU Deforestation Regulation to ease pressure on industries like footwear and handbags. The draft also adds certain products and cuts compliance costs, while maintaining rules against goods linked to deforestation

Our oldest inheritances are living ecosystems that hold together ecology and economy. As World Heritage Day passes, nature’s warning lingers—if forests lose their breath, so will we

Vanishing sparrows, altered migrations, and deformed birds are Earth’s warning signals — nature’s whistle-blowers telling us ecosystems are under siege today globally

Scientists from Mizoram and international collaborators have discovered a new non-venomous reed snake species, *Calamaria mizoramensis*, endemic to the state. Published in *Zootaxa*, the finding corrects a long-standing misidentification and highlights Northeast India’s rich but underexplored biodiversity

Scientists of the Zoological Survey of India discovered a new soil-dwelling micro-arthropod species, *Neelus sikkimensis*, in Sikkim. The finding marks the first Indian record of the genus Neelus, highlighting the Eastern Himalayas as a key biodiversity hotspot

Pallas's Gull, a rare migratory bird, has been sighted after nearly a decade at Udhwa Bird Sanctuary in Jharkhand, signaling positive biodiversity. Officials highlighted protection under the Wildlife Protection Act and ongoing conservation measures against threats

The Centre has deferred forest clearance for Karnataka’s 2,000-MW Sharavathy Pumped Storage Project, citing potential “enormous damage” to biodiversity in the Western Ghats, including threats to Lion-Tailed Macaques and endemic flora in the Sharavathy Valley Sanctuary

Wildlife researcher Dr. Venkatesh Anagandhula has discovered the rare Purple Pinwheel fungi (Marasmius haematocephalus) in Telangana’s Kawal Tiger Reserve. Previously known from other states, its presence highlights the reserve’s ecological richness and the need for documenting lesser-known forest species

The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife deferred extending voluntary relocation to wildlife corridors and reclassifying rhesus macaques under the Wildlife Protection Act, citing incomplete relocations, need for further studies, and divided state opinions on managing human-wildlife conflicts

From snow leopards in Ladakh to mangrove in Sundarbans, India’s wildlife photographers are frontline storytellers of conservation

A proposed 25.6-km tunnel under Andhra Pradesh’s Polavaram–Banakacherla Link Project has sparked widespread environmental and tribal rights concerns. The tunnel and its supporting infrastructure will impact over 16,000 hectares and endangering rare species like the Bengal tiger and Jerdon’s courser.

New day gecko species discovered near Brahmaputra in Assam. It is the second species of such kind recorded in the Northeast

UNDP’s Dr Angela Lusigi called for united action to conserve biodiversity at a roundtable hosted by ICRISAT. Experts stressed policy reform in agriculture, scientific interventions, and political awareness to align with India’s biodiversity goals and the Kunming-Montreal framework

The tardy and slow pace of implementation of the Forest Rights Act, enacted 17 years ago, reflects the unchanged colonial mindset and hegemony of the bureaucracy, especially the district administration